let's turn to ruy teixeira. great to have you with us. >> delighted to be here. >> you predicted this. did you think it was going to be this lopsided? >> yes, i did think it was going to be this lopsided. i looked at the data carefully and combined with all the things you were saying about how the republicans need to be going out of the way, we looked at the data and saw how latinos are trending, that's exactly what happened. it was a resounding vote of no, i don't want that from the latino population. >> is immigration the only issue keeping latinos from voting republican? >> no. it's not at all. this is a big misconception the republicans have. they are thinking, all we have to do is say, we're for immigration reform. trust us on this. we're in your corner. the latinos will come flocking to the republican party. that's just not true at all. latinos, their number one issue is the economy and jobs. they are not single issue voters. they fundamentally disagree with the republican party and candidate romney. they